Our Fathers
Our fathers toil with hands and heart
To make our lives complete.
They quietly brave the winter cold,
Endure the summer heat.
Our fathers' lives are busy, but
There's always time for us.
They boldly face the ups and downs
And seldom ever fuss.
Our fathers are the greatest dads.
We know you know this, too.
But thank you for the chance to share
Our love for them with you.
(c) by David A. Olds.
Here's What's Going On @ the Redford Branch
Ancient African History Studies
Wednesdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 28 from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Adult students discuss, read, research and study ancient history concerning the continent of Africa.
Anyone 18 years and older who is interested may attend.
L.O.V.E
Let Our Violence End
Thursdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Tutoring and character education.
3rd - 8th grades welcome
Children's Mural Presentation and Dedication
Wednesday, June 15 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Celebration of the mural painted in the children's section of our library by DNAC of the
College for Creative Studies. Catered event. Free and open to the public.
Juneteenth Celebration and Marketplace
Friday, June 17 from 11 - 5 p.m.
Crafts for the children, sale items and dance
Summer Reading Program registration will take place during this event.
Conversational Spanish
Tuesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 from 12:30 - 2 p.m.
Adults 18 and up can learn to speak Spanish.
This is an informal bilingual cultural exchange.
Bright Stars
Thursdays, June 1, 9, 23 and 30 from 10:30 - Noon
Toddlers time includes stories, garden learning and play
For toddler and parent
A Letter to April
Monday, June 20 from 6 - &:30 p.m.
A live theatre production with a local playwright and youth actors group
Maestro Initiative
Tuesdays and Thursdays June 21, 24, 27 and 30 from 1 - 3 p.m.
Eight week beginning piano workshop. Students will write an essay of why they
wish to play the piano and attach it to the registration form. Good attendance is required in order to maintain enrollment. Students are provided with 1 hour of instruction per week.
Ages 8 - 13
Redford Readers Book Club
Monday, June 27 from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Here is a synopsis:
Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.
Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.
Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.
Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.
Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.
Synopsis taken from http://www.kathrynstockett.com/stockett-synopsis.htm
College for Creative StudySummer Art Program
Monday - Thursday, June 27 - 30, 9 - 4:30 p.m.
Comprehensive intensified art experience.
Summer Reading Club Meetings
Tuesdays, June 21 and 28 from 1 - 3 p.m.
An assortment of activities.
Students K-12 welcome
Computer Classes
Basic Computer Skills
Friday, June 10
Introduction to Email
Friday, June 24
Computer classes are held from 11 - 1 p.m.
Pre-registration is not required, come a few minutes early to insure you have a seat.
Community News
Northwest Detroit Farmers' Market
The Northwest Detroit Farmers' Market operates every Thursday from 4PM till 8 PM during the months of June, July, August, September and October in the parking lot of the Bushnell Congregational Church. It regularly hosts nearly twenty vendors that sell locally grown produce, locally produced baked goods, antibiotic- and hormone-free meats, eggs, cheeses, and hand-blended teas.
A variety of seasonal produce fresh from the fields is always available along with an assortment of other enticing homemade goods, such as cookies, 100% organic breads, pies, hand-blended teas and honey.
When and Where
(June-October)
Bushnell Congregational Church, South Parking Lot
Every Thursday, 4 PM -8 PM (Sept and Oct., 3 PM - 7 PM)
15000 Southfield Freeway
Detroit, MI 48223
Contact Information Bushnell Congregational Church, South Parking Lot
Every Thursday, 4 PM -8 PM (Sept and Oct., 3 PM - 7 PM)
15000 Southfield Freeway
Detroit, MI 48223
Information taken from http://www.localharvest.org/northwest-detroit-farmers-market-M18083
People Before Banks Rally
Thursday, June 2, @ 6 p.m.
Mobilize to Stop Foreclosures and Protect Our Neighborhoods
Rally support for "The Homeowner Protection and Neighborhood Preservation Act" to stop foreclosures in Wayne County and investigate mortgage banking fraud. We have invited all of the County Commissioners to attend as well as numerous community leaders from the area.
Come hear how the bill will:
- Urge the sheriff to punt an emergency moratorium on further foreclosures
- Launch an investigation into the "extent to which the county and its citizens have been victimized and economically harmed by fraudulent practices of banks and mortgage servicers."
Join us at Local 600, 10550 Dix Ave.
Dearborn MI
To contact your Commissioner and find out more go to
www.peoplebeforebanks.org
You can also contact peoplebeforebanks@gmail.com
Steve Babson 313-882-4009
Charles Williams Sr. 734-652-6382
ECHO
Enhancing Community Health Outreach
ECHO provides a wide range of community based wrap-around services to enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Detroit Area.
FREE SERVICES PROVIDED:
Case Management Services
Crisis Counseling
Vocational Training
Referral and Supportive Services
Anger Management/Conflict Resolution
Life Coaching/Planning
Substance Abuse Services
Behavior Health For At Risk Youth
Walk - In Hours:
Tuesday - Friday
9 - 4 p.m.
Oak Grove AME - Detroit
19801 Cherrylawn
Detroit, MI 48221
(313)341-1048
Not obligated to join or be a member of the church.
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